Former HCMC vice chair faces fresh charges

Former HCMC vice chair faces fresh charges The Saigon Times Daily L-R: Nguyen Huu Tin, Dao Anh Kiet, Le Van Thanh, Truong Van Ut, and Nguyen Thanh Chuong – PHOTO: MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY WEBSITE HCMC – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) today, November 10, announced to press charges against Nguyen Huu Tin, former vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee, and four others for their alleged involvement in a land misuse case involving the Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), the local media reported. Nguyen Huu Tin had already been prosecuted for his involvement in some lawsuits against Danang-based business tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom. The MPS’s Investigation Police Office (C01), directed by the ministry, had unearthed land management irregularities at Sabeco related to a prime location at No.2-4-6 Hai Ba Trung Street in HCMC’s District 1, the MPS said on its website (bocongan.gov.vn). Accordingly, the agency decided to charge the five for their infringement of regulations on the management and use of land in line with Article 229 of the 2015 Penal Code. Aside from Nguyen Huu Tin, 61, the other four are Dao Anh Kiet, 61, former director of the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Le Van Thanh, 56, incumbent deputy chief of the HCMC People’s Committee Office, Nguyen Thanh Chuong, 44, current head of the Urban Division at the Office, and Truong Van Ut, current deputy head of the Land Management Division at the above-mentioned department. The five are… [Read full story]